Bread-cutter



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No. 590,812. Patented Sept. 21,1897.

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G. A. J. JOETTEN.& E. J. MARGKIE.

, BREAD CUTTER.

Patented Sept. 21, 1897.

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GUSTAV A. J. JOETTEN AND ERNEST J. MARCKIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BREAD-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,312, dated September 21, 1897.

Application filed January 9,- 1897. Serial No. 618,616. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, GUSTAV A. J. J 0E1- TEN and ERNEST J. llIAROKIE, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bread-Cutters; and we do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention has relation to improvements in bread-cutters; and the object is to provide a simple, practical, and effective device of this kind for slicing bread, cheese, and meats in a rapid and economical manner.

To this end the novelty consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference-numerals indicate the same parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved bread-cutter. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a front end view, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the cutter-blade at the lowest end of its downward movement.

1 represents the base-board, and 2 2 represent the transversely-alined brackets, in which is pivoted the bifurcated end of thelink 3, the curved upper end of which is pivoted between the integral jaws 4 a of the crescentshaped arm 5. The opposite end of this arm 5 is formed with integral jaws 6 6, which receive the upper forward end 7 of the cutter-blade S, which is rigidly fixed therein by a bolt 9.

10 represents the rearwardly -projecting handle, which is also rigidly fixed to the cutter-blade in a convenient position for rapidly and conveniently manipulating it.

12 represents a transverse stud fixed in the cutter-blade near its rear end,and the opposite ends of said stud engage the integral eyes 13 13 on the bifurcated end of the flat spring 14, the lower end of which is secured to the vertical rear edge 15 of the base -board 1 by screws 16 16. p

17 represents a removable guide-board secured by dowel-pins 18 18 at a right angle to the blade, and 19 represents the adjustable side gage.

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 3 that the thumb-screw, which adjustably secures the gage 19 to the base-board, is in direct alinement with the guide'board 17, and when the gage is in the position shown in said figure it is out of the path of the material to be out, and when it is in use it is turned diagonally with reference to the guide-board, so that its inner flanged end projects into the path of the material.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing, the handle being grasped in the right hand and forced forward and downward to make a draw out, the link 3 supporting the front end and the spring 14 supporting the rear end, so as to allow the blade to move up and down in a horizontal position.

Although we have'specifically described the construction and relative arrangement of the several elements of our invention, we do not desire to be confined to the same, as such changes or modifications may be made as clearly fall within the scope of our invention without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

A bread-cutter comprising the base-board 1, the link 3 having its lower bifurcated end pivoted in the transversely-alined brackets 2 2 fixed to said board, the crescent-shaped arm 5, pivoted at one end to the free end of said link, the cutter-blade 8 rigidly fixed at its forward upper end to the opposite end of said arm 5, and provided with the transverse stud 12 and handlelO, and the spring 14 fixed at its lower end to the rear edge of said baseboard, and having its upper bifurcated end pivoted to said stud 12, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affiX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

lVitnesses:

S. LEWIS, H. MEINER. 

